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On Arabic Literature at This Year’s Dhaka LitFest
The Dhaka LitFest was held this year from November 17-19. Although its broader focus was on South Asia, festival organizers also had a mini-focus on Arabic ……Read More
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Hisham Matar’s ‘The Return’ Makes Costa Book Awards Shortlist
The Costa Book Awards have announced their 2016 shortlists; in the four-book biography section is Libyan author Hisham Matar’s The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in ……Read More
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Leading Kuwaiti Writers Pushing Back Against Censorship
The 2016 Kuwait International Book Fair, closing this November 26, may mark a positive turning point in Kuwaiti censorship policies: 2016 Kuwait International Book Fair. ……Read More
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Palestine Book Award goes to I Remember My Name
The Middle East Monitor announced the winner of the 2016 Palestine Book Awards, chosen from a shortlist of seven: The winner, announced Friday in London, was the ……Read More
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Book review: Anupama Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Last week, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge completed 1100 weeks of its theatrical run at Maratha Mandir, Mumbai. This is a milestone worth celebrating and hence ……Read More
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Book Review: Gautam Chintamani’s Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – The film that revived Hindi cinema
A couple of years ago, author Gautam Chintamani had come up with a fabulous book – The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna – Dark Star. ……Read More